There are 8 ways to get from Madrid to Silves by train, bus, car, plane, or ferry
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Train, bus via Seville
best- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain Ave
- Take the bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Tavirabus
- Take the train from Tavira to Silvestrain 880 / ...
8h 41m€55–148Fly to Faro Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane MAD - FAO
- Take the train from Faro to Silvestrain
6h 22m€38–204Bus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Almada – Cova da Piedade Metrobus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Almada - Centro Sul to Silvesbus 90 | Lisboa
11h€61–101Drive 666.5 km
- Drive from Madrid to Silvescar 666.5 km
7h 52m€109–158Train, bus
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Huelvatrain Alv / ...
- Take the bus from Huelva to Farobus
- Take the train from Faro to Silvestrain 880 / ...
9h 5m€86–131Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Ayamontebus
- Take the ferry from Ayamonte to Vila Real de Santo Antónioferry
- Take the train from Vila Real De Santo Antonio to Silvestrain 880 / ...
13h 24m€58–97Fly to Seville Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane MAD - SVQ
- Take the bus from Seville to Farobus
- Take the train from Faro to Silvestrain
9h 12m€49–122Fly to Lisbon-Portela Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane MAD - LIS
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Tunestrain
8h 35m€60–257
Madrid to Silves by train, bus, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Silves is to fly and bus and train which costs €45 - €130 and takes 9h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Silves is to fly and train which takes 6h 22m and costs €35 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Silves. However, there are services departing from Estación Sur de Autobuses and arriving at Silves via Almada - Centro Sul. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h.
The distance between Madrid and Silves is 729 km. The road distance is 666.5 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Silves without a car is to train and bus via Seville which takes 8h 41m and costs €55 - €150.
It takes approximately 8h 41m to get from Madrid to Silves, including transfers.
Madrid to Silves bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Madrid to Silves bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Almada – Cova da Piedade Metro station.
Silves is 1h behind Madrid. It is currently 12:52 AM in Madrid and 11:52 PM in Silves.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Silves is 667 km. It takes approximately 7h 52m to drive from Madrid to Silves.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Silves, Portugal?
You can take a bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Silves via Almada – Cova da Piedade Metro and Almada - Centro Sul in around 11h.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–70
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–120
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Faro Airport via Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–210
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €19–70
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–200
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Tavira to Silves
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Faro to Silves
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Faro to Silves
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Vila Real De Santo Antonio to Silves
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Faro to Silves
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Tunes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Tavira
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Almada - Centro Sul to Silves
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Huelva to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Seville to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- Rede Expressos
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Almada – Cova da Piedade Metro
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Huelva to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Seville to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- [email protected]
- Website
- Socibus
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Ayamonte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Socibus
- Phone
- +34 652 525 168
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Ayamonte to Vila Real de Santo António
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–7
- Schedules at
- rioguadiana.net
- Bike
- €2
- Passenger
- €3
- Car
- €7
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